Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-03
GLORIOUS FOURTH.
HOW IT Is eoIse TO BE OBSERVED IN
RICHMOND.
Great Parade Of the Galilean fishsrmen--
Reception Of the Lynn Post,
@, A, R-Pic-Nics.


sion OF almost numberless excursions, in
which city people will flock TO the forest
groves and our rural cousins 10 large num-
bers will rush to Richmond. Here business
Will be well.nigh suspended. All the pIb.
lie Offices will be closed and few merchants
or manufacturers will open the doors OF
their places.
The colored people, who possess that sort
Of. energy and ability TO enable them to
look with contempt upon the July sun,
win parade with their military battalion
and Gailcan Fishermen, after which they
will have a great barbecue at the State Fair
Grounds.
Tomorrow night the Lynn Post, Grand
Army OF the Republic, will reach herefr
Gettysburg. Their visit was planned and
determined upon before Lee Camp went to
Boston and our veterans, IN loving recol-
lection OF the lavish kindness showered
upon them in Boston and Lynn, will re-
ceiye the Massachusetts, men with open
arms. The reception tomorrow night Will
be marked by parade OF the Richmond
military and veterans and addresses ut SAD
ger Hall.
Altogether, there Is going TO be much
more of stir In Richmond Tomorrow than
Is usual on the Fourth, aud 1t does not hap
pen unfortunately that the best part OF the
programme is to be executed IN the cool OF
the evening.
THE WYNN POST.
For the reception OF these veterans OF the
Union army Lee Camp land their drum
corpsL Phil. Kearny Post, and the military
escort, consisting OF the First Virglnlaregi'
ment, 8lues, Howiizers, aud Stuart Horse
Guards, will as semble at the Armory to'mor-
row at p. NJ. Thence the line Of march will
be to the Chesapeake and Ohio depot, where
they will receive the visitors. From the
depot the line Of march will be taken along
Nineteenth street to Main, up Main to
seventh, up Seventh to sanger Hall, where
a welcome address Will be made and re-
sponded 10 and refreshments served. Then
the LINN men will be escorted TO their
quarters at Ford's Hotel. There Will be
considerable display OF fireworks on The
streets and about the Armory. A detiil
from Company will have chirge OF this
part OF the programme.
Tuesday the guests will spend the day In
carriage drives. At night there Will be
banquet at Sanger Hall.
On the morning OF the 9th the visitors
will leave Cor home.
The visitors will come here from Gettys-
burg and will number about $50. including
Is ladies. In the party are the following:
Commander David Walker.
Senior Vice-Commander William NJ.
Wires.
Junior Vice. Commander Charles II.
Watt.
'Oficer OF the Day j. W. Young.
'Ofiicer OF the Guard j.. G. Forrest.
City Solicitor John w. Berry.
Vice-President Manufacturers Associa-
ton John Maenair.
Common Councilman John Cass.
Il ommon Councilman G. w. Gilmore.
Ex.Alderman David Knox.
'Ex.Alderman Henry II. Green.
Colonel Allen G.. Shepherd, OF Governor
Ames's staff.
Henry n. Hastings, of the Lynn Item.
G.. Fred. Smith, OF the Lynn Bee.
Edwin W. ingalls,, OF the Boston Herald.
The name OF the post Is General Lander
Post, No. 5, Grand Army OF the Republic,
OF Lynn. They have drum-corps with
them.
The Lynn Item OF the 1st says: The post
had a fine day for their start on the south-
ern campaign. They 90 by the Fall River
Line TO New York, and thence by Phila-
delphia and Harrisburg to Gettysburg,
where they will arrive Saturday evening
in time for supper. There will be an hour
or two Of daylight that can be utilized for
an inspection OF the town and a
few OF the points Of interest. sun
day will be spent at Gettysburg, and the
baitlc-felds, made famous by the memo
-~Li~ -'-~ssIe OF July ], 2, and 3, 1868, will
be inspected and the ro0iannuuIs nCted ana
admired. Monday morning "On TO Rich
mond" will be the word, and the capital
of the Old Dominion will be reached on the
evening OF "the Fourth" Here the visit
ors will be received by infantry, artillery,
and cavalry, and none need hope TO escape
capture and imprisonment-in Ford's H0-
tel.
The Grand Army boys. headed
by the American Drum Corps, y. +. Moul-
ton, acting adjuiant, formed IN line in front
Of the Audrew-Street headquarters, and
marched, under command OF Comm under
Walker. direct TO the Narrow. Gauge
depOt. At the station the order was
gwen, "Cancs up" and every man
obeyed. There was fully a thousand
people on band TO see them on. These
same people will be on hand to welcome
them back, no doubt, and We can hardly
say which will be the more hearty the
send.off or the return. The party rolled
out Of the station at 2:l5 O'Clock IN three
special cars, and the many who claimed
that they missed the train walked Oh IN
various directions.
THE GALILEAN FISHERMEN.
AS above stated the Gslilean Fishermcn's
Association (colored) will have barbecue
ana picnic at the Fair. Grounds tomorrow.
This order has seventeen lodges in Rich.
mond, numbering about 1000 members.
men and women, and about 100 are ex-
pected 10 come here from Petersburg.
Others will come from Baltimore, Staun-
ton, and Washington.
The principal features of the days OBJ
seryance will be addresses by prominent
colored men OF thus and other elites, and
the roasting OF a /, 200 pound OK whole.
In the afternoon there will he horse
races and match games OF baseball, and at
night ball will be given.
The colored military OF Richmond and
company from Petersburg will participate
in The parade OF the Gallleans tomorrow
morning, beginning at 10 O'Clock.
1t is expected that very large crowd will
be present.
GOVERNOR LEE AND TAMMANY CLUB.
The Governor left here by tho New
port. News and Mississippi- Valley railroad
yesterday afterL Don at 4o'clock for Norfolk.
At O'Clock he took the Old Dominion
steamer Seneca for New York, where he
will arrive this morning. Tomorrow he
will deliver the long talk " at the annual
meeting Of the Tamnsny Club.
Mrs. Lee accompanied the Governor.
GONE TO PHILADELPHIA.
Captain John s. Wise left here Friday
for Old Point. Last night he left for Phila.
dtlphia, and tomorrow he will deliver an
address at the annual meeting OF the Young
Republican Club Of that city.
FOURTH-of JULY EXCURSION TO WASHINGTON.
An excursion train leaves here to-mor-
row morning over the Richmond, Frede.
rieksbure aud Potomac railroad for Wash
ington. This trip gives excursienists an
opportunity 10 witness the regatta at Al.
exsnaria.
THE POST. OFFICE.
Sunday hours will be observed. There
will be no delivery by carriers. The Office
will De open from 4'to p. Al. Collections
will be made by carriers from The boxes at
l:15 L. III.
Members Of the post